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Anil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology.

'A brilliant beast of a book. Seth proposes to explain not just what and how we are, but why we are the way we are. Hugely inspirational.'

DAVID BYRNE

'Insightful and profound. The nature of consciousness is still one of the hardest problems in science, but Anil Seth brings us closer than ever before to the answer. This a hugely important book.'

JIM AL-KHALILI

'Anil Seth thinks clearly and sharply on one of the hardest problems of science and philosophy, cutting through weeds with a scientist's mind and a storyteller's skill.'

ADAM RUTHERFORD

'Seth provokes us to think about thinking . . . readable, relatable, and gripping.'

ALEX GARLAND, director of Ex Machina

Being You is not as simple as it sounds. Somehow, within each of our brains, billions of neurons work to create our conscious experience. How does this happen? Why do we experience life in the first person? After over twenty years researching the brain, world-renowned neuroscientist Anil Seth puts forward a radical new theory of consciousness and self. His unique theory of what it means to 'be you' challenges our understanding of perception and reality and it turns what you thought you knew about yourself on its head.

'A fascinating book. A joy to read. Anil Seth explores fundamental questions about consciousness and the self from the perspective of a philosophically-informed neuroscientist. Highly recommended.'

NIGEL WARBURTON

'Offers a new cause for astonishment and wonder . . . a must-read for anyone seeking a better understanding of the brain and how nature sculpts the human exprerience.'

ANNAKA HARRIS, author of Conscious

'Few people are as well positioned as Anil Seth to tackle the question of consciousness. Beautifully written, crystal clear, deeply insightful.'

DAVID EAGLEMAN, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of Livewired

'Truly compelling.'

PROFESSOR KARL FRISTON, Universty College London

'A wonderfully accessible and comprehensive account of how our minds capture the world, and how that makes us who we are.'

SEAN CARROLL, author of Something Deeply Hidden

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豆瓣评论

  • Schewimmer
    [有聲書] 不應該在聽了大和尚之後聽這樣的內容的,還以為是續集呢。終極三問的生理基礎。緩一緩要再聽一遍。02-17
  • phageous
    读了大半年才读完的书,而且还跳过了最后一章人工智能的章节,大概因为我不读也能基本猜到他会怎么说吧。书不能说不干货,包括了各种比较新的神经科学实验结果,结论也基本上让人信服(虽然并不让人愉悦),但读起来真的很吃力很没意思。写科普和写论文还是两码事儿,大抵如此吧。11-19
  • 鬼谷校长
    作者的观点和论述是可以接受的,比如作为受控幻觉的意识,预测性处理等等,不过总体上新意不足,对意识理论并没有十分深刻的见解。08-05
  • 梦孟兮
    在同类型科普书中,算是技术和科普平衡的比较好的,不至于太过肤浅。08-10
  • GeistigerTiger
    很好!但并没有像其声称的那样,腐蚀了hard problem03-20

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